Born June 16, 1917, in Tamalco to James H. and Zada Green Smith, he married Hilda E. Watson on April 25, 1970, in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, John Michael of Chesterfield, Mass.; one daughter, Sandra Welch of Peoria; two stepsons, Gerald Joyner of Denver and Stephen Joyner of Peoria; two stepdaughters, Faye Reisbig of Chillicothe and Vickie Abbott of Terre Haute, Ind.; one brother, Melvin "Bill" of Caldwell, N.J.; and three sisters, Gladys Lamb, Leta Whittaker and Rita Becker, all of Greenville. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
He was employed by Caterpillar Inc. and last worked for White Farm Equipment for 18 years, retiring in 1985. He was a World War II Army veteran.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - Wed., June 23, 1993.
Name: John Ivan Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1917
Birth Place: Tamalco, Illinois
Death Date: 22 Jun 1993
Father: James H Smith
Mother: Sadie Greene
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Born June 16, 1917, in Tamalco to James H. and Zada Green Smith, he married Hilda E. Watson on April 25, 1970, in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, John Michael of Chesterfield, Mass.; one daughter, Sandra Welch of Peoria; two stepsons, Gerald Joyner of Denver and Stephen Joyner of Peoria; two stepdaughters, Faye Reisbig of Chillicothe and Vickie Abbott of Terre Haute, Ind.; one brother, Melvin "Bill" of Caldwell, N.J.; and three sisters, Gladys Lamb, Leta Whittaker and Rita Becker, all of Greenville. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
He was employed by Caterpillar Inc. and last worked for White Farm Equipment for 18 years, retiring in 1985. He was a World War II Army veteran.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - Wed., June 23, 1993.
Name: John Ivan Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1917
Birth Place: Tamalco, Illinois
Death Date: 22 Jun 1993
Father: James H Smith
Mother: Sadie Greene
Social Security Applications and Claims
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